Stephen Jones on the Cowboys possibly trading down: 'You have to be open minded'

1/21

James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys

THE CASE FOR AND AGAINST 10 POTENTIAL COWBOYS TARGETS: With the NFL Draft just days away, the list of players who could be available for the Cowboys at No. 18 is getting clearer. But who do the Cowboys have their sights on? That's still up in the air. So here's a look at the pros and cons of 10 prospects that could fit needs for Dallas on draft day. You can chime in and rank your favorite prospects by clicking the link at the bottom of each slide!

Catch SportsDay On Air twice per week on Fox Sports Southwest, when Dallas Morning News experts discuss hot sports topics from the Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars, Rangers and colleges (check our TV listings for air times). Here are a few highlights from Thursday's episode featuring Rick Gosselin, David Moore and Cowboys VP Stephen Jones:

On how deep this draft really is:

Jones: “In order to get the value where you want it, to me, it opens the door for trading. I think sometimes you can be too aggressive with that. I mean, you don’t want to leave some of the better players on the board and continue to move down. At the same time I might question a little bit, not that we wouldn’t do it if the right guy were there, you know if the value is really there to go up and at some point, I’m sure there is. But I think that’s part of the draft is you have to be open minded to trading. I know some people don’t believe in that, but we’ve certainly shown in the past that we will do it.”

On the lack of skill players at the top of the board:

Jones: “You do not see the sure fire skill players that we’ve seen in the past. Of course, we’ve got some scouts who have been in the league even longer than I’ve been in, and they think as far as the top, it’s as bad of a lean as they’ve seen in a while.”

To post a comment, log into your chosen social network and then add your comment below. Your comments are subject to our Terms of Service and the privacy policy and terms of service of your social network. If you do not want to comment with a social network, please consider writing a letter to the editor.